Uclan PRF
(Pedagogic Research Forum)
A Higher Education blog linked to the PRF at the University of Central Lancashire.

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

open access university courses

Universities in Australia, Canada and New Zealand are hoping to achieve "a quantum shift" in open educational resources (OERs) by launching an "OER university".

A group of universities plans to draw together existing free online learning materials from around the world and develop new OERs to create whole degree programmes that can be studied via the internet for free.

The project will focus on how to offer students using OERs the opportunity to earn academic credit and have their work assessed at a significantly reduced cost.

It is hoped that these degrees could cost up to 90 per cent less than a traditional qualification gained through on-campus study.

full story:http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415127&c=1